The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 14, 1902, Page 4

THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1902 MINERS HOPE FOR HARMONY Desire for Strike in Penn- sylvania Loses Strength. Convention Will Be Held To- Day to Decide the Issue. HAZLETON, Pa., tion regarding the continuation May 13.—The situa- of the present total suspension of work in the | anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania is a trifle clouded to-night. The apparently overwhelming sentiment for a strike which was in evidence yester- day is not quite so prominent now, and predictions were freely made to-night that whatever the delegates in the convention to-morrow determine upon, the winning side will have only & bare majority. President Mitchell and bis .fellow offi- cials still maintain their silence, and ev- ery attempt their opinion futile. The ndications are, however, that the delegates favoring a strike are in the | nd will win their t is believed majority convention. strike del es in the regions € numerous cnough to come the considerable anti-strike m t in the upper region. The proposition of the stationary fire- men to go out with the miners if the lat- er wi a shorte wages bas helped to compl &tion. The raaical strike advocates insi * union should accept t which would ght in the t the pro- over- senti- rators a large flooding of the m vy them that the mine owners would e the nething rather than ¥ ruined. will meet at 10 a. m 1 conduct its business President -Mitchell CITIZENS’ COMMITTEE SOLVES THE PROELEM Eureka’s Council Rejects. All Bids for the Supplying of Sewer Pipe. EUREKA, 1 citize s be wvertised handed in special meeting of the Council this even- ing. It advised that the bi g The report suggesis that the city neer h further time to complet P he improvements he nothi system g be done 4 hi: On mc ouncilman Coon: bids were and the certified c ordered returned to the bidders The agl h has r rejection of the bid bered, was comme fiths of S C il to-night tenderec s to the committee for e nmittee was as lows: J. W rn ., W liam Carson, J. K. Dollisc siah By Alex Connick, J. 8. Con James Simp- son, W. S. Clark and C. ule. TWO THOUSAND NATIVES OF ALASKA VACCINATED‘ Government’s Action Stamps Smallpox Among T Cut the Coast. TACOMA., M 5. —Within months 2000 patives along ti Alaska have been vaccinat ventive of the revenue lieved that thoroughne: performed Island, the pearance, though the previous raged with great everit; natives along the coast f. miles. The sh w e pok ber at Sitk otk systematically and culated the arms of all Indlans we of Hooniah, w happened to be x excursion to th patches. Afterward smallpox made its appearance d, but we went there without oon had the disease stamped Aside from this, there has not t at the time we out. a case in all the lower part of the. ritory, which has le there ‘is s preventive.” us to believe that e Sternberg May Gain Honors. WASHINGTON, May 13.—The House Committee on Military Affairs to-day or- dered a favorable report on the bill to re- tire Surgeon General Sternbery, with the rank of major general Some Facts Made Known. It is often thought that grocers really have very little care regarding the food value of the articles they sell, but the real facts are that grocery keepers of the right sort are extremely particular as to what they recommend. One of the fraternity relates a tale: *The highest priced coffee on the market I introduced to my customers and used myself. 1 began to have bilious attacks and after a little observation attributed them directly to coffee. Every time I Jeft off drinking it I got better, but I felt the need of a warm drink for breakfas “Along in "% a wholesale grocer urged me to put in some Postum Food Coffee in my store, which I did with considerable | misgiving, for at that time the now fam- ous Postum was not 80 well known. “He urged me to try it myself, which I @id and was disgusted with the flat, tasteless beverage, 5o was my wife. I re. membered the wholesale grocer said something about following directions carefully, so 1 took sthe package ani studied it. I at once discovered that we had not bolled it long enough, only three or four minutes, but it must be boiled fif- | teen minutes at least, s0 we tried it again, with the,result that we got a per- fect cup of coffee, a delightful and health- ful beverage. I have continued the use of Postum in my home ever since. We use it for breakfast, dinner and supper. “My bilious attacks quickly left and I am free from them altogether. I began to explain to my customers something of the value of . Postum Coffee and now have a very large trade on it.” Name #iven by Postum Ce., Battle Creek, Mich. i - that has been made to get | f the situation has proved ; middle and lower | orse the firemen's demands for | workday without a reduction in te the situ- t | fu - . | street d find last fall, except those on the | me merit in vaccination as a | BOER FORCES ARE WEAKENED Kitchener’s Report Tells of South African Captures. Delarey’s Command Reduced by Nearly One Thousand Men. AL AL LONDON, May 13.—The weekly report | of Lord Kitchener received to-day shows that nineteen Boers were killed, six were | wounded, eighty-two were made pris nine surrendered and 600 rifles, wagons, 400 horses and 4300 head of cattle | fell into the hands of the British. | | General lan Hamilton's columns have arrived at the Western Railroad, after sweeping the Litchtenburg district of Southwestern Transvaal. These troops brought in 357 prisoners and practically | all the wagons and stock of the Boer commandos in that district. Tk makes a reduction in General De- 's forces of 860 men since he defeat- Paris at Rovierainsfontein, 8th, and captured General | Methuen. | P F Ve o i HOUSE GIVES APPROVAL. | Louisiana Governor’s Protest Against | | the British Is Considered Proper. { BATON ROUGE, La., May 13.—A reso- ion passed the House to-day approv- ing the letter of Governor Herd to the President of the United States protesting ag: the use by British army officers of the ports and Waters of this State for | the basis, augmentation and renewal of | miltary supplies for the war in South overnor is urged to annotince such as in rther steps conformable to law is judgment may be necessary to 1 'and maintain in this State “‘obedience to the law of nations and respect for the ! treaties of the United States. |SONS OF VETERANS HOLD ANNUAL BANQUET | The Sixteenth Annual Encampment | i Closes With a Day of | | Enjoyment. ons of Veterans spent a d vesterday, all the bu ing been fi met in the morning at the Grand Hotel !and then proceeded to the United States b ng other places of interest in the . they met at the Clay- wha ‘where the Government launch General McDowell was in waiting ort them on a pleasure trip to Alca- | nd Angel Isla ‘orts Baker afid son_and.the Presidlo. This trip was | enjoyed by most of the excursionists, but | ered from ght attacks of sea- The pleas the enc { xteenth annual en- S s followed by the am At the latter addresses the past commander, E. M. spoke of the late President made Selby, by who >ast Division rce presented Commander Charles L. ehalf of the Sons cross to Frank C. rwin Gish, Hon. H. C.| N. P. Chipman, A. mmander’ Frank R. Handley and Past Division Comménd- Zter A G. Burneti spoke. | —_—————— GRADUATING DENTISTS ARE | BANQUETED BY ALUMNI; Outgoing Class From University of | California Celebrates by Feast- | ing at Palace Hotel. | The faculty and alumni of the dental | department of the University of Caiifornia | held a reunion and banquet last night in | maple rcom at the Palace Hotel. | The room was beautlfully decorated with carnations and sweet peas. Covers were {laid for 1 The evening was esent in | feasting, speechmaking and mufic. The following quotation appeared on the menu there is full liberty of fe nt hour until the bell hat tolled tae stmaster. | was enjoyed: ons, crchestra; “Our College.” Profes- Goddard, Dean; xylophore solo, J Professor . Graham. '84 Professor M W. J. Hynes: Mclen P. Criswell, * soc J. D. Hodgen, ’S 00; *“The Faculty, liamson; mething,” There’s Always a “Best,” And wherever there is a “best” there are | always a host of imitations. Doctors pre- | scribe Malt-Nutrine for patients because | they know what it is and that ft will | { bring back tone and strength to the weak or disease-wasted, Take no substitute for | Malt-Nutrine, for there is none that wili | atisfy. Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n, | St. Louis, U. 8. A. | ———— ALUMNI BANQUETS THE PHARMACY GRADUATES | Covers Set for Seventy-five at the Feast Held at Downtown Rotisserie. The annual banquet given by the Al- umni Association of the pharmacy depart- ment of the University of California to the outgoing 1902 class was held last night at a downtown rotisserfe. A joyous evening was spent by the boys. { President Dr. Hayden M. Simmons vas toastmaster. The following responded to | toasts: = Protessor Searby. ‘“The Faculty of the Phar. § Sascy. Department’’; G. B. Bacon, The Pro- | gress of Pharmical Education ; | T. Green, “Our University’; Mr, | Legal Status of the Pharmacist’ % | Bennett, “The Post-graduate in Phartha. |, There werc vocal solos by Dr. T. Rot- | tanzi and Mrs. J. J. B. Argentl and piano | selections | by Ernest Michaels. —_—— Hamilton Is Held for Robbery. | Harry Hamilton, one of the com- | panions of Joseph King, the convict prezcher, was held to answer before the | Buperior Court by Judge Mogan yester- day on a charge of robbery. He stole a | purse from Mrs. Addie Freeman on a Market-street car March 2. Hamilton's bonds in this case were fixed at %000, He was also held in $2000 bonds on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon | for pointing a revolver at Judge Fritz, who chased and overtook him on the oc- caslon of the robbery. On Monday Ham- ilton was held on four charges of bur- glary. — Convicted of Grand Larceny. ! ploit. ng from | & {lawless, PRESIDENT PARDONS CLAUDE FROST, - SERVING SENTENCE FOR CONTEMPT Man Who Was Committed to Alameda County Jail to Serve a Sentence of One Year for His Connection With the Nome Mining Cases Is Released on an Order From Attorney General Knox at Washington LAUDE ‘A. 8. FROST, who was serving a sentence of one year in the county jail of Alameda, im- posed by the United States Ci cuit Court of Appeals for con- tempt growing out of the mine-jumping scandais at Nome in 1900, was released from tmprisonment yesterday by order of the President. News of his good fortune came to Frost in the form of the following telegram from Washington to Sheriff Rogers of Alameda County, signed by Attorney Gen- eral Knox: ary The President has pardoned Claude A. S. g him immediately. Fovmal warrant of pardon, signed by Presi- dent, by mail to you. Answer. The pardon was not unexpected and Frost was not a whit surprised, though expressing his pleasure that he should be released after suffering such a short im- priscnment. He entered the prison on March 7 and had, considering the credlts that would have followed good behavior, eight months more to serve. He began packing his things immediately, with the help of a fellow-prisener, and two hours after the receipt of the telegram he was free. “I don't want to stay behind those bars 2ny longer than I can help,” said Frost, while he was busily placing his clothes ard other belongmgs into trunks and packing cases. “1 want to breathe the free wr again. 1wo months is long enough, but a year is a _good deal longer, and 1 am giad the pardon came along as it did. 1 feit confident all along that it would ccme. 1 had powerful iriends working 1or me, including Senators Depew, Blking and Platt, and I never belleved for a minute that their infiuence could fail me. 1 say that because my application was based on good grounds. NO PLANS FOR FUTURE. “I have no plans for the future. My home will be where I will hang my hat for awhile. [ don’t know whetner [ will go back to my home State—New York-— or in California. I am no longer ) the law deparument of the have to take stay e shall ne to consider the future, he application for Frost's pardon' con- tains a raking arraignment of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals and the men opposed to him, who were responsi- ble for his conviction. The document is a review of the history of Nome scandals that takes fiity pages of printing to ex- It was fiied at \Washington with the Department of Justice by Irancis J. Heaney of San Francisco, who acted as | I'rost’s attorney. In the opening statement of the docu- ment the tion is made that the “ground upon which the United States Circuit Court of Appeals bases its con- { viction for contempt is that he wrote-and | deliv red to C. L. Vawter, United States Marshal at Nome, on September 15, 1900, advising him to incur exfraordinary ex- pe that might transpire.” This letter, Frost says, was written at Vawter's request in order that the Mar- shal should know how to proceed in case an attempt was made to forcibly take the gold dust from the bank at Nome, the dust being then in charge of Alexander McKenzie as recefver. ATTACKS AMICUS CURIAE. Frokt also says that Vawter testified at the contempt proceedings that he in- tormed Vawter that the “4writs of super- sedeas from the Circuit Court in San Francisco will be declared void by the Su- preme Court.” Frost admits writing the letter, but de- nies the statements attributed to him. He declares the letter to have been solely within the line of his duty as a special examiner of the Department of Justice at Washington. The application goes on to say that Frost has no adequate remedy at law in | these contempt, proceedings, because the decision of the Circuit Court of Appeals ‘“‘eontains unequivocal misstatements of the evidence and ambiguous statements of the testimony; that the court acted capriciously, arbitrarily and oppressively in convicting and sentencing., and that Frost is absolutely innocent of any wrongdoing.”” Marshal Vawter is declared to have aciuated by a malicious and vin- spirit of revenge that makes him E. S/ Pillsbury, curiae, is particulariy bitter ,and cts are characterized as ‘not only | unworthy of belief. The tirade against amicu but/ infamous.” The verdict is when he tries to describe the conduct of “young fellow adv ats who has been declared to be “not only indefensible upon Attorney Metson and his associates. He myuell}g wronged.” 7 ? R - e for suppressing any unlawful acts, gt . : e legal grounds, but in view of all the cir- cumstances IS nothing less than cruel.” PARAPHRASES JUNIUS. Here is one of the smoking tid-bits that is handed out gratultously to the Circuit Court of Appeals: The degree of punishment is so disproporti®n- ate to the gravity of the offense claimed to have been committed that the ordinary mind s nat- urally and irresistibly led to the eonclusion that it could only have resulted from prejudice and bias so fixed as to wholly unfit the members of the court from sitting as impartial judges in the case. The decision of the court that it did not mean to imply that the defendants in the mining claim suits, if balked by Receiver McKenzle, had a right to take forcible possession of the gold dust in_ the re- ceiver’s hands after the arrival of the writs of supersedeas appears ‘“Indescrib- ably ridiculous” to the writer of the ap- fiucatlun for pardon. Paraphrasing a well nown quotation from Junfusg, he declares this to be “‘an absurdity so profound it 1\'.'nuld startle the brain of a tyro of the aw.” fail Words utterly Attorney Heaney NEWS OF THE FRATERNITIES. el C. A. S. FROST, CONVICTED OF CONTEMPT OF COURT, PAR- DONED BY PRESIDENT. L2 o i) regrets the limitations of the English lan- guage and prays for a vocabulary that will confer the boon of depicting Mr. Met- son's characteristics. These and a hundred other virulencies scintillate through the pages of the appli- catlon. It winds up rather mildly, how- ever, with a plea for the freedom of a THE ODD FELLOWS. Farnsworth Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd lvellows celebrated the eighty-third anniversary of the founda- tion of Odd Fellowship by giving a very plezsant entertainment in the Memorial Hall of the Odd Fellows' bullding on the last night in April. There was a very in- teresting gramme of vaudeville num- be followed by dancing. The hall was crowded and the enthusiasm of the audi- ence was manifested by the applause in ApPProv: of the various numbers.. The following was the programme: William Brobeck, P. G., “Words of ~Wisdom' Lloyd Spencer, “Funnrisms”; Mrs. Ev Tenney, . goprano solo; Oscar Frank, barytone solo; Miss Mabel Bazeile, mono- logue; George Ryan, in his latest; W. H. Brown, bass solo; M. Scanlan, assisted by the Manhattan Quartet, tenor solo; Eilton Lamber, “coon specialties”; Wil- Mam McCrory, banjo selections. Brother Maurice S. ‘amer was accompanist. A new lodge was recently instituted at Long Beach, Los Angeles County, when the initiatory degree was given by a team from Westminster Lodge, the first degree was given by a team from Santa Ana Lodge, the second by a team from Semi- Tropic Lodge and the third by a team of past grand of Leos Angeles. A feature of the institution was recelving into the lodge as a charter member on transfer card of J. J. Overton, who is now 104 years 6 months old. He joined a lodge in Erle, Pa., In 1832, He subsequently transferred to Schuyler Lodge of Lancaster, Mo., and took a transfer to join the lodge at Long Beach. If there is any older Odd Fellow in this State this department will be pleased to publish his record. At the district meeting of the lodges in the hall of Unity_Lodge recently there was presented to W. E. Dubols, the dis- trict deputy, one of the handsomest jewels of his rank ever presented to a member of the order as a token of appreciation of services for a district and the order generally. Golden Rule Encampment of Oakland paid a return visit last week to Unity En- campment of this city and the event was a most pleasant one. Past Grand Patriarch Louis G. Bchord presided at the banquet given later in the evening and he was subsequently relieved by Chief Patri- arch George T. Shaw Jr., who proved himself & most apt toastmaster. Among those who were called upon to_respond to toasts were: Chief Patriarch James Rye, Chief Patriarch Wever, Past Chief. Patri- arch Sewell, F. E. Plerce of Oakland and Grand Scribe W. H. Barnes. The meeting was a very pleasant one. The team of Pacific Lodge will pay a fraternal visit to Spartan Lodge, South San Francisco, on the 7th inst. and will confer the degrees. Morse Lodge will ‘enjoy a banquet in the banquet hall of the Odd Fellows’ building on_the night of the 7th inst. Parker Lodge will have work in the initiatory degree at its next meeting. Cosmopolitan ~at its last held meeting made a record of four initiates. James H. Cove has been elected a di- rector of the Odd Fellows’ Hall Associa- on, vice A. B. Richet. SONS OF ST. GEORGE. Pickwick and Burnaby lodges of the Bons of St. George celebrated the anni- & John Simpson wes convicted by a Sury in Judge Dunne's court yesterday on a | charge of grand larceny. He' will be | sentenced Saturday. On _the night of March 3 he broke into the room of W, K. Macomber, manager of the Hawaiian Glee Club, at 121 Powell street, and-stole several of the club's instruments. Po- liceman Mulcahy recovered the plunder in Simpson’s room on Eddy street. —_———— Cochran Is Not Prosecuted. The case against J. Wilson Cockran, charged with petty larceny, was dis- missed by Judge Cabaniss yesterday, as the complaining witness, Louis Golder, paymaster for the American Can Com-, Ppany, said he did not want to prosecute. . versary of the patron's birth at a | banquet on April 26 in one of the fashion- | able dining halls of this city. William | Greer Harrison, having accepted the office | of toastmaster, in his opening address re- ferred to the loss that had been sustained | In the death of Cecil Rhodes and pointed out how completely had been reversed the unfavorable opinion of the unthinking When the effect of his will became public- {1y known. Speaking of the reports of | atrocities "in the Philippines, he had, he said, no doubt that they were as founda- tionless as had been the rumors regarding | British soldiers in South Africa and | trusted we should all be superior to re- | taliation and give our American cousins | credit for behaving as nobly as the Brit- ish soldfers. _The toasts of ‘“The President of the | United States” and “The Kingand Queen’ were duly honored. The chairman read a letter received from the British Consul General regretting _his unavoidable ab- sence. Digby Johnston, LL.D.. re- sponded to the toast of ““The Anglo-Saxon | Race,” showing how the three qualities of persistence, courage and faith had enabled them to make such giorious progress in civilization. The United States. Canada and Australasia were object lessons to the rest of the world, for in them were being fulfilled the great ideals of the Anglo- Saxon race. Mr. Littleton, one of the twenty-seven guests from Sacramento, gave a piano selection of his own compo- sition. Hugh Willlamson sang “Rule, Britannfa,” and “The Gallants of Eng- land.” Mr. Bradley responded to the toast of “The Visiting Brothers” in the ab- sence of H. W. Rivett. H. R. Carles sang “The Soldiers of the Queen.” Charles Orr recited ““The Ghost.”” The toast, “‘Our Or- der.” was responded to by W. H. Fuller. L. B. Cumings played a tin horn solo and Mr. Jackson responded to the toast of “The Ladiés” in the regrettableabsence of ¥. D. Brandon. N. Fitzgerald per- formed a vocal solo. The toast of ‘“Our Adopted Country” was ably responded to by T. Trebell. ‘A piano duet by Messrs. Littleton and Davis and the singing of “Auld Lang Syne” brought a memorable occasion to a close at a very L{)te hour. Mr. Gerrans, the organist of Pickwick Lodge, played a variety of instrumental music during the banquet and presided at the plano during the evening. e CRAM'S SUPERIOR ATLAS, A car-load of Call Superior Atlases h: arrived and they are mow ready for distribu- tion. All subscribers to The Call are entitled to a copy of this great book at the prem- fum rate of $1 5O. Out of town ibscribers desiring a copy of this splemdid prem- ium will be supplied on re- ceipt of $1 50. All mail orders will be shipped by ex- press at subscriber’s expense. Al Camora 1 — IMPROVED ORDER RED MEN. On the last day of April Altahmos Tribe of the Improved Order of Red Men conferred the adoption, the war- rior's and chief's degrees on sixty-eight palefaces. The adoption degree was con- ferred by George W. Baltic, S.; William Blaisdell, 8. 8.; H. S. Ofdenkamp, J. .; A. E. Wessling, P.; C. M. Ambrose, first 8.; F. A. Norton, second S.; H. S. Henry, G. of W.; Benjamin F. Carman, G. of F.; A. H. Judd, first W.; George A. Brown, second W.; ' J. H. 'Smallbone, third W.; K. Khouri, fourth W.; E. M. Arregala, first B.; J. H. Travers, second | .; B. K. Warren, third B.; Dr. F. ane, fourth B.; Dr. T, H. Lacoste, firsi 8., and I Harris, second S. The war- rior's degree was conferred by the tribe’s champion team, of which the fol- lowing named are the leading chiefs: J. | H. Hutaff, S.; William J. Blaisdell, . ; G. . Baltic, Jr. 8.; W. T. Lyon, P, The chief’s degree was by the champion team of Montezuma Tribe: J. J. Phelan, .; Dr. M. B. Ryan, P.. The Initlation took place in the assembly hall of the Red Men's building, which was filled to jits fullest capacity. Manzanita, Semi- nole, Bald Eagle and Oshone tribes at- tended in a body. Past Great Sachem J. G. Smith, Great Sachem James Boyes, Great Junior Sagamore Thomas Roche and Past Sachem J. F. Whipple. Altahmos Tribe will on. the night of the 7th have a banquet in the Red Men's hall for the purpose of cementing the Ues of friendship recently formed with newly initiated brothers. The adoption degree team of Altahmos Tribe conferred that degree on a number of finletaces for Mancopah Tribe re- cently. District Deputy J. Harry Hutaff is ar- ranging for class work in Blazing Ar- row Tribe. The event will take place on the 12th of May, when the degrees will be conferred on twenty strangers who | were found roaming in the forest. The work will be done by the team of Altah- mos. J. S KNIGHTS OF HONOR. Polar Star Lodge of the Knights of Homor - celebrated the twenty-first anni- versary of its institution on last Friday night by a social and dance in_Cham- pion Hall at Sixteenth and Valencia streets. The attendance was large, the rogramme pleasing and the dances en- joyable. The affair was a red letter event n the history of the lodge that will long | be ram:mbered pleasantly by all who were present. ‘The Past Dictators’ Association had a meeting last night and had under con- sideration a proposed change in the by- laws and the proposition to adopt a side oeree e late Joe Austin of the Mail Com- lany and. the late H. T. Holmes, the well- nown pioneer, were members of this or- der, the former of Yosemite Lodge and the latter of Fidelity. Grand Dictator Archibald was in Los Angeles last week. Before his return to this city he will have visited the lodges in that city, Modesto, Merced and Fresno. ———re— ~“LONDON, May here t dispateh received TROOPS RECALL RO PRISONERS FAMOUS WORDS Former Soldier Tells of Philippine Opera- tions. General Chaffee Cables About Conditions in° Minda- nao. WASHINGTON, May 13.—George D. Boardman, formerly of the Twentieth In- fantry, centinued his testimony before the Senate Philfppine Committee to-day. He said that the natives in Batangas, where he was stationed, became very bold and threatening after the Balangiga massacre and intimated that the troops would be served Hkewise. It needed an order such as General Smith gave -to make the natives realize that the Urited States meant business. He said the men in the Philippines knew war was hell” and the ooys ‘“‘were going to_give the Filipinos hell” while it lasted. He said the troops grew morose and dissatisfied in the Philippines. They were not given proper food and he exhib- ited two cans of food which he received, which he said was unfit to eat. He said the soldiers did not like Governor Taft, but did like General Chaffee. After the committee adjourned several members decided to sample the canned salmon submitted by the witness, with the view to ascertaining whether it good or bad. Boardman said that before the order of General Jacob H. Smith to kill and burn, the soldiers of his company being in suc constant fear of massacre would suddenly awake and in their fright exclaim “Get ‘em, boys; get 'em.” After General Smith issued his order, he said, the natives for the first time understood that the Ameri- cans means what they said, and the troops felt safe. The difference, he said, was because a certain order by General Otis for the killing of outlaws never was executed and this made the natives bold in_their resistance. Senator Beveridge created a flurry by asking the witness if he had talked with any Senator since he was last on the stand. Senators Patterson and Carmack vigorously objected to what they termed an _uncalled-for reflection on the minority. ““When there is an imputation made by me it will be made directly,” answered Senator Beveridge. The witness declared that he had talked with no members of the committee and the matter was closed. Responding to a question by Senator Carmack, the witnegs said that hard and continuous service in the Philippines and the poor food the men received made them morose and in a vindictive temper. “As for myself,” said he, ‘I will say I have less use for the United States army than I ever had before, because of the way I was treated.” He then threw on the table a can of salmon and a can of condensed food tab- lets, which he said had been issued to im as his meat just before leaving the army, but which, he said, he refused to eat because it was spoiled. After Boardman had concluded his tes- timony, Senator Dietrich sent the two samples of food which Boardman had left in the committee room, and which he had declared he would not eat under any cir- cumstances, to; the Senate restaurant, re- questing that they be prepared for the table. The canned salmon he had made into a salmon salad and prepared food was used in the preparation of a soup. Boardman was then invited to luncheon with Senator Dietrich, Senator Bever- idge being the second guest. The salmon salads and the soup made of the com- pound supplied to the army were the two principal articles on the bill of fare and both appeared in very tempting form when upon the table. ~Senators and sol- dier-guest were all helped equally and bountifully to both dishes, and all ate heartily of them. The Sennt%s were, of course, familiar with the ingrédients, but Boardman_did not know so much. The Senators declare the food was palatable. General Chaffee has made the following cable report to the War Department of the progress of the negotiations with the dattos in Mindanao. The report is dated Mindanao, M: 13: I have been here for the past three days studying the situation with Brigadier General George Davis. 1 think two battalions should come if they can be suppiied. The Genassi trail is very difficult, but another trail promises much better. 1 think the with- drawal from the lake would seriously jeopar- dize the safety of the weaker dattos. T would have given assistance, but belfeve that if we remain the more doubtful dattos will come in when it is” apparent our mission is_ friendly. From present indications further hostilities Will not be necessary unless provoked by the Moros. Bayan caused much astonishment. It WAS an extremely necessary and wholesome lesson which I do not think will have to be repeated. Some dattos are very suspicious and on the defensive. The lake country is beauti- ful and more suitable for the occupation of Americans than any part of the archipelago, the elevation, soil and climate perfect, compar- ing favorably with any valley of the Alle- ghanle: A AN~ A OF THEIR SI6HT Filipinos Then Complete Awful Programme of Torture. Death Relieves Three Cap- tives Beset by Fiendish Islanders. Special Dispatch to The Call. VICTORIA, B. C., May 13.—Mail advices arriving from Manila to-day give detalls of a horriole outrage. A band of i outlaws, armed with rifles and bolos tacked five members of the Philippine con- stabulary on the main road between Bu- lucan and Barcelona, in the province of Sorsogon, on the evening of April 4. They captured three of”the constabulary, tie them hand and foot, gouged out their eyes with sharp hardwood sticks and then, placing them in the burning sand with the sun beating down upon ther commenced at their feet and cut th into smal! pieces with bolos. The oth two members of the constabulary esc to Sorsogon, where, nearly dead 'after their awfu! race of ten miles, they tried to convey some idea of the fate of their comrades. ; ‘When the attack was first made ths canstabulary poured a hot fire Into the band. Several were seen to fall and they were held in check for several minutes, but the five men scon realized that t had only one chance to save their 1t with such overwhelming numbers against them—that of flight. Only two were equal to the emergency and they esca after ecasting away their arms and am- munition. A detachment of the constabulary leit Sorsogon as soon as the survivors reached there. When they arrived at the sc of the attack the only remaining dences of the struggle were small pieces of human flesh and bones, bearing a mute record of the awful fate of their former ccmpanions in arms. CONGRESSMEN SPEAX FOR MORE WARSHIFS Foss of Illinois Advises Representa~ tives of the Need of a Great Navy. WASHINGTON, May 13.—The naval ap- propriation bill, which provides for two new battleships, two armored cruisers and two gunboats and carries a total of $77,- 650,000, was taken up in the House to-day. Representative Foss of Illinois, chairman of the Naval Committee, in opening the debate sounded a note of warning against the overconfident bellef that our navy is invincible. He declared that our victories at Manila and Santiago were due to the fact that we were contending with an effete and decaying nation, and that our strength far outmatched Spain in those contests. Rixey also spoke for the bill, most of his time being given to an argu- ment for Government construction of war- ships. The conference report on the omnibus clalms bill was rejected on the ground that claims not considered by either branch of Congress had been inserted im the measure by the conferees and the measure was returned to conference. BANKING THE THEME OF THEIR DISCUSSION Delegates of Several State Organiza- tions Have Important Sessions in Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 13.—The Bankers’ Association of Kansas and Mis- souri and Oklahoma and Indian Territory met in joint convention here to-day, and with many Eastern financiers of note lis- tened to addresses on various topies. Five hundred delegates attended the sessions, which will be continued_to-morrow. Thomas B. Patton of New York, editor of the Banking Law Journal, delivered an address before the Missouri Associa- tion on_ the “Evolution of Banking Laws.” In the afternoon all the associa- tions met in joint session in the Grand Opera-house. This session was taken up with the discussion of the topie, “Branch Banking.” Horace White, editor of the New York Evening Post, who was the first speaker, tock a stand in favor of branch banks. Henry W. Yates of Omaha, president of the Nebraska National Bank, spoke next, and in opposition to branch banks. Following these papers there was a general discussion. of the subject, Den- nis T. 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